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kalileanne    34

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I'm six weeks post op and have been dealing with every side effect you can imagine (plus a few more.) I have regretted this surgery since mere hours after waking up in the recovery room. I'm still struggling daily but after taking some pictures today I finally feel like I can do this, like all the pain and problems are going to be worth it. I'm only six weeks out and I've lost 45 pounds, 22 total inches, and 9 points off my bmi. I just feel the need to share :)

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Justinh125    472

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Glad you are having success, even if you've had to struggle through some early complications. The pictures look great!!! Here's to your continued success and no more complications :)

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FitnFabfor2014    358

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What have been your biggest hurdles (wut kind of reactions)? Congrats on your weight loss.

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kalileanne    34

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What have been your biggest hurdles (wut kind of reactions)? Congrats on your weight loss.

Well it's a very long story lol but the short version is, I can't tolerate fluids very well, I average 12-18 ounces max a day, so I have to get iv fluids every four days. I developed a stricture where my stomach empties, it empties at the pace of an iv drip, it's not completely obstructed but they have me do a swallow test every week to make sure it's not getting worse. I developed a soy intolerance at 8 days post op. I developed a total animal Protein intolerance at three weeks post op. I'm not able to eat or drink anything without being in immense amounts of pain. My liver is not working right. I developed ulcers. Just a lot of things. Mentally I am a complete wreck. I have been trying to keep a positive outlook but everything stacking up like this Has made it difficult. I try to smile and pretend everything is fine, so the only one (besides my doctor and his staff) who knows what I'm going through if my fiance, everyone else thinks that I am happy with it all.

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FitnFabfor2014    358

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Wow! That is a lot to do through. All the difficulties you have had and you don't have any regrets? I really hope that everything works out soon for you. That is a lot to deal with on top of your surgery.

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kalileanne    34

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Wow! That is a lot to do through. All the difficulties you have had and you don't have any regrets? I really hope that everything works out soon for you. That is a lot to deal with on top of your surgery.

Honestly I've regretted it since I woke up in the recovery room. I've finally started to be happy that I had the surgery. If I knew all this and could go back in time I would never do it over again. I'm hoping that feeling changes the farther post op I get.

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    • Aunty Mamo

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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